Its that time of the year, where Microsoft will be unveiling new technologies at Build 2016.
Microsoft is reaching out to Linux developers in a way that the company never has before. “The Bash shell is coming to Windows. Yes, the real Bash is coming to Windows,” said Microsoft’s Kevin Gallo on stage at Build 2016 keynote. The announcement received an uproarious applause from the crowd. The new functionality will be enabled as part of this summer’s Anniversary Update to Windows 10.
“This is not a VM. This is not cross-compiled tools. This is native,” he said. “We’ve partnered with Canonical to offer this great experience, which you’ll be able to download right from the Windows Store.” Third-party tools have enabled this sort of thing for years, but a direct partnership between Microsoft and Canonical should offer even more flexibility and convenience for developers who prefer using these binaries and tools.
All of the Linux commands are shown to be running natively, as shown in the video below:
With this added functionality, developers can now code and develop in Linux natively
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Windows 10 without the need for an additional virtual machine or separate system.
One example shown in the demonstration was the compilation of C via the command prompt with a simple Hello World.
Key Linux applications such as Vi is also included in the command line as well.
Another key highlight was the use of Apt-get to install Linux Packages, shown by installing git-clone.
Find out more on this with this interesting blog post by Scott Hanselman
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